Automate your IT tasks with this scripting guide!

Scripting Automation with Bash, PowerShell, and Python

written by Michael Kofler

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470 pages, 2024, Print edition paperback
ISBN 978-1-4932-2556-9 470 pages, 2024
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Developers and admins, it’s time to simplify your workday. With this practical guide, use scripting to solve tedious IT problems with less effort and less code! Learn about popular scripting languages: Bash, PowerShell, and Python. Master important techniques such as working with Linux, cmdlets, regular expressions, JSON, SSH, Git, and more. Use scripts to automate different scenarios, from backups and image processing to virtual machine management. Discover what’s possible with only 10 lines of code!

Learn to work with scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, and Python
Get to know your scripting toolbox: cmdlets, regular expressions, filters, pipes, and REST APIs
Automate key tasks, including backups, database updates, image processing, and web scraping

About the Book About the E-book 470 pages, paperback, 1 in. Including downloadable code examples. Reference book format 7 x 10 in. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (6.4 MB) and EPUB (2.8 MB) files for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you’ll learn about:

Scripting Languages

Beginners, get the crash course you need in Bash (and its alternative, Zsh), PowerShell, and Python syntax to perform scripting tasks.
Scripting Techniques

Learn to write successful scripts by following expert guidance and practical examples. Use commands for processing text files, functions for handling JSON and XML files, cron for automating script execution, SSH for running code, and more.
Scripting Examples

See scripting in action! Walk through concrete applications of scripting: data backup, image processing, web scraping, REST APIs, database maintenance, cloud scenarios, and virtual machine administration.

Highlights include:

Bash and Zsh
Linux toolbox
PowerShell and cmdlets
Python and pip
JSON, XML, and INI
SSH, VS Code, and Git
Automation with cron
Backup automation
Image processing
Web scraping
Cloud scripting
Virtual machines

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Table of Contents

Dr. Michael Kofler is a programmer and Linux administrator. He studied electrical engineering/telematics at Graz University of Technology.

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Scripting Automation with Bash, PowerShell, and Python

In this book, you’ll learn about:

Scripting Languages

Scripting Techniques

Scripting Examples

Highlights include:

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